bool

/ bʊl /

noun

1. a bowling bowl
2. a playing marble
3. plural the game of bowls or marbles

verb

1. to play bowls

Word History and Origins

Origin of bool¹

Scot variant of bowl ²

Example Sentences

Bool'var') de Magenta about one-third of a mile, to Boulevard de Strasbourg, (pron.

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His inquiries were directed, immediately on his arrival, after his wife Go-roo-bar-roo-bool-lo; and her he found with Caruey.

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She blushed not, for the cheek of Go-roo-bar-roo-bool-lo was the cheek of rude nature, and not made for blushes.

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Last she put a “sugar-bool” in her mouth, and the next moment repented of the step.

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I have not yet arrive to perfection in the lessons of box, but I have a smart cove of a bool-dog.'

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